SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 16, 2008

Below is what happened in search today, as reported onSearch Engine Land and from other
places across the web.

From Search Engine Land:

Google Drops IMAP Support? Gmail & Google Apps Stops FunctioningIt appears that Google is having major issues with their email server. In the past 15 minutes, I received a few phones, tons of twits and found a fast growing Google Groups thread about Google removing IMAP from their email settings options. This seems to be a major issue, where…

Facebook Adds Lexicon And “Friend Feed” Style Outside Activity AlertsFacebook hasn’t yet added Web search but it is allowing users to import content from third-party sites. Users are now permitted to import stories and content (into their mini-feeds) from a handful of sites: Flickr, Yelp, Picasa, and del.icio.us to start with, Digg and others to come. The intention is…

Microsoft Launches Live Search NewsMicrosoft hits back at Google with Live Search News from News.com reports Microsoft has launched Live Search News. Live Search News takes a more linear view of news, when you compare it to the Google News or Yahoo News home pages. Live Search News looks more like a Techmeme style…

Cuill Gets $25 Million In VC FundingCuill, the stealth search startup backed by former Google, AltaVista and IBM search experts, has completed a second round of funding to the tune of $25 million. The round was led by Madrone Capital Partners and follows on a first round of $8 million from Tugboat Ventures and Greylock Partners….